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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 724
शब्द:
Simple Meaning:
From *shata* + *aanana* (face); "He of Hundreds of Faces" - His cosmic form has countless faces, each looking in a different direction, each radiating a different expression of divine grace and power.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Explanation<br> *Shata* = hundred/innumerable and *aanana* = face. Vishnu as Shataanana has countless faces — turned in all directions, capable of seeing all things simultaneously, capable of speaking all languages to all beings, capable of receiving the gaze of every devotee simultaneously and personally. **Spiritual Interpretation<br> The Vishvarupa described in the Bhagavad Gita (11.10-12) has countless heads and faces (*aneka-vaktra, aneka-nayanam*) — turned in all directions of space. Each face simultaneously receives the devotion of all beings in all worlds. Vishnu as Shataanana is this infinite cosmic face — present to all simultaneously and personally. **Puranic Reference<br> The Bhagavata Purana's description of Vishnu's cosmic form includes the detail that Ananta-Shesha, the infinite serpent on whom Vishnu reposes, has one thousand hoods — each a face turned in a different direction, each speaking the infinite glories of Vishnu. This is the ultimate poetic expression of Shataanana.
विवेचन:
ज्याला अनेक मुखे आहेत, तो शताननः. सर्व प्राण्यांच्या वाणी, अनुभव आणि अस्तित्वांतून त्याचेच दर्शन घडते. विराट पुरुषाच्या सर्वदिशांनी प्रकट होणाऱ्या रूपाची ही काव्यमय अभिव्यक्ती आहे.
अर्थ:
शंभर चेहर्यांचा
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Shatananaya Namah।